Strider Hiryu

Thanks.
Good god I didn't think it was a massive as it is. Freaking thing is taller than my PC's case. My poor Switch looks so tiny next to it.
I don't have that problem. Got so many PS4 games on the backlog that my PS5 will get plenty of use (until Endwalker comes out, then it'll just be a media machine for awhile). Sadly though there a very few PS5 games I'm currently interested in and since this blew my spending budget for the year I won't even be able to buy the PS5 games I even want.

congrats man. for me though it kinda sucks i still havent found anything suitable to play on ps5 yet, so im stuck with playing pc games for now

Congrats!

Brave words coming from a man knowing I'm lurking in the dark corners of this place
Meh, could never get into SEED. Outside some damn good Gundam designs (which to be honest most of the Gundam shows I hate have) the show is just trash (and I say this having only watched 5 episodes, I couldn't stomach the similarities between it and the original in the first five episodes (the beginning is damn near a copy of the beginning of the original Gundam, just with more flash and shittier characters)).
Each their own though, I learned a long time ago I'm just an old Gundam fan screaming at the sky about how in my day we didn't need all this flashy stuff to interest the masses. We just need old school storytelling, shitty animation, and a crotchety old Tomino-sensei to draw in the masses
Speaking of Unicorn I really need to get around to watching that.

You might literally hear me scream if that happens (and it'll be directed at you)
Oh I could probably name a few that probably put him to shame but until I watch it I can't comment on his whineyness.

Brave words coming from a man knowing I'm lurking in the dark corners of this place
Meh, could never get into SEED. Outside some damn good Gundam designs (which to be honest most of the Gundam shows I hate have) the show is just trash (and I say this having only watched 5 episodes, I couldn't stomach the similarities between it and the original in the first five episodes (the beginning is damn near a copy of the beginning of the original Gundam, just with more flash and shittier characters)).
Each their own though, I learned a long time ago I'm just an old Gundam fan screaming at the sky about how in my day we didn't need all this flashy stuff to interest the masses. We just need old school storytelling, shitty animation, and a crotchety old Tomino-sensei to draw in the masses
Speaking of Unicorn I really need to get around to watching that.

Amen, next tooth of mine that needs a root canal is getting pulled and I really don't care where it is (I think I can pull the hillbilly look off, I already have the scruffy beard). They're to expensive (after all was said and done I paid roughly the same as you) and time consuming (especially considering all the follow-up shit until you actually get the permanent one). Definitely not worth it for a fake tooth no one sees anyways (well except your dentist).

Oof, yea that initial infection is a bitch. My tooth literally collapsed on itself (when I was younger my mother insisted on sealants so the tooth literally decayed under the sealant until it couldn't handle anymore pressure and cracked).so when the infection hit I couldn't do anything that was hot or cold. If it wasn't room temp it was going to be intense pain. That is until I found to wonder that is Orajel, good god is that stuff amazing (for the initial 4 hours, once it wears off it's pain city all over again).
Yea, I had to go to a specialist since my dentist wouldn't do root canals. Weirded the hell out of me since I thought dentists were supposed to do them, not oral surgeons. Then again with how incompetent my dentist was it was probably for the best she didn't do it (I've since changed dentists since she decided to start her own practice and I moved to the other one who actually ran the practice she was working at. Much more competent).

You mean I get more Saki and Tae, fucking sign me up. God this has been a long wait for season 2, spring can't come fast enough.
Also god damn is Jiraiya's voice actor getting a lot of work recently (narrator in the trailer), I've been hearing his voice so damn much lately (not complaining, I love his Japanese VA (he's the voice of Hakurou in Slime, damn near lost it when he started talking in the first season)).

I had no idea menards only hired PT. That's some bullshit. My last 3 jobs I got from temp agencies. Those 3 companies I worked for all had a policy of exclusively hiring full time temps only because they could get full time employees without having to pay benefits and they could fire them for no reason if they wanted and have no repercussions from it. The temp agency could work ppl full time for 3 months before benefits would kick in. So either the job they get you hires you directly after 3 months or they let you go and the temp agency then has no job available and because the hours would drop from 40 to zero they wouldn't have to pay benefits either. It's a shitty system to, but maybe some temp agencies around you have some jobs available?

See that's where we're at now. Menards fucked themselves royally at the beginning of the pandemic letting stores work their PT and FT help 50+ hours a week until my Assistant Store Manager emailed them and asked them if we were going to get reimbursed for going over payroll. Menards panicked and now we're on a strict no OT for PT at all (fuck I'm lucky if I get 30 hours a week with my boss fucking all us PT'ers over and giving OT to FT'ers and fucking our payroll to no end. That and refusing to promote me to FT even though I've fucking earned 10 times over (fuck this company and their policy of only hiring PT and making people "earn" FT)) and have been since August.
It's not actually legal to work part-timers past whatever your state designates as the cut off (32 hours in ND) because you're not offering them benefits for doing so (and it really sucks, I really need to see my doctor but without health insurance I can't. Plus I really need to see a chiropractor but can't afford it due to the lack of hours). They're literally working lower paid help like dogs just so they can make more money (something Menards takes full advantage of and yes I just referred to myself as a dog) without sharing the wealth (one of the reasons I thinks it's stupid most companies took away benefits from PT help, reward the backbone of your company who, in a lot of cases, can't find anything better). Really wish the job market up here wasn't shit right now but with the western half of ND relying heavily on the oil field for jobs this fucking sucks ass (and while I don't disagree with Biden's decision with the Dakota Access Pipeline it really made the job market so much worse up here).
Meh, the tax laws are wacky because they fucking change them every time a new President takes office. They need to set a standard tax rate based on tax bracket/yearly income and stick with that instead of giving all these stupid tax breaks to people who don't deserve it and continually tax the shit out of the less fortunate. While this might get me hate this is why a lot of socialist countries due better then America in so much shit, a standard set tax code works but considering this is the capital of capitalism we'll be stuck dealing with a new set of tax laws every 4-8 years.

I made 9 grand less then I did the year before and got $1000 less on my tax return, worst I've gotten since I was in college (where I was paying in). Fucking tax code is all sorts of fucked for that to hold true (and before you ask no my unemployment didn't fuck me over (2 checks worth isn't enough to screw it that much nor did the stimulus checks since I'm still in the same tax bracket as last year).

One of the best damn shows of it's season and definitely can't wait for the movie to come state side since I hear it's just as amazing (giving ufotable a movie budget is nuts, I can only imagine what they did with it). Really hoping we get a second season and seeing how well the movie did in Japan I have really high hopes it will. Another bonus is the manga is done so we won't have to wait if they do decide to adapt the whole thing (though I hear the ending isn't exactly great).

Grats on the promotion dude! Well earned with the hours I know you put in.
God the day I'm associated with the PC Master Race will indeed be the start of a new era I refuse to play FPS games on PC (I'm complete shit with a mouse and keyboard when it comes to shooters) so I'll definitely still be playing them on console so when BF6 hits the market I'm totally fucking down to get the gang back together and pwn some n00bs (who am I kidding, I'm probably so rusty I'll just hold us back if my performance in the Cold War beta is anything to judge by). Now to just get my hands on the coveted PS5 (well that and actually be able to afford one) before then and we'll be set.

Grats on the promotion dude! Well earned with the hours I know you put in.
God the day I'm associated with the PC Master Race will indeed be the start of a new era I refuse to play FPS games on PC (I'm complete shit with a mouse and keyboard when it comes to shooters) so I'll definitely still be playing them on console so when BF6 hits the market I'm totally fucking down to get the gang back together and pwn some n00bs (who am I kidding, I'm probably so rusty I'll just hold us back if my performance in the Cold War beta is anything to judge by). Now to just get my hands on the coveted PS5 (well that and actually be able to afford one) before then and we'll be set.

Told you it was awesome. All that juicy drama and that reveal was just icing on top of the drama cake. Was really nice to see how Kyo's character is evolving and how Yuki is finally growing into his own. Really can't wait to see this all come together in the end (I know how the manga ends and have never read it so I really look forward to the anime's climax).
My only complaint was how little they dived into Rin's character but as far as I've read this adaptation is following the manga almost word for word with minor changes so we should hopefully get more Rin character development next season (just don't know if I can wait that long).

Told you it was awesome. All that juicy drama and that reveal was just icing on top of the drama cake. Was really nice to see how Kyo's character is evolving and how Yuki is finally growing into his own. Really can't wait to see this all come together in the end (I know how the manga ends and have never read it so I really look forward to the anime's climax).
My only complaint was how little they dived into Rin's character but as far as I've read this adaptation is following the manga almost word for word with minor changes so we should hopefully get more Rin character development next season (just don't know if I can wait that long).

Dammit Sledge marathon this shit! Just finished season two... holy shit at that reveal at the end. I wasn't expecting that at all. Akito makes a little more sense to me now. Kureno needs to get his fucking act together and see what he has right in front of him. Ugh, I need season 3! I want to dive more into Rin's character!

Yea that was a pretty emotional episode (not going to lie though, I had to go look up what it was about it since it's been awhile). Be prepared for more, this season really cranked up the water works and drama (the delicious, juicy drama (yea I'm a drama whore)). Can't wait to see your thoughts as you get further along (by far the best of the two seasons (which with how spectacular the first was says a lot)).

Grats dude. Nothing like having your own place (god do I miss it, slightly envious).

Just when you can't think this year could get any worse. Here's to hoping he can kick it in the ass

Its a pet parent thing.

This is why you watch subs, no issue keeping to date and you don't have to worry about people spoiling shit (aka me) Honestly though you're not really missing much Fire Force wise. Been kinda slow progression story wise with some amazing fights but that's it (and some damn good humor).
Heh, you're where I am most of the year when it comes to shit like this. I lost a lot of my hype for anime this year with everything I wanted to watch getting pushed back until next year (exceptions being Fire Force, No Guns Life, SAO, and Fruits Basket (which my god are the feel getting intense, good lord)). Then again I go through a span of time every year where I just don't want to look at anime so I won't watch it for a few months. If it wasn't' for the fact that four shows this season are shows I wanted to watch I'd of probably gone cold turkey again until fall.
Bad time to choose not playing AL with it being the 2nd year Anniversary. Warspite's retrofit item is up for grabs again (unless you grabbed it before you stopped playing) and starting Thursday Bismarck's event is being rerun (fucking finally, I can get my hands on her. I have so many cubes saved up for this). Plus the bastards finally gave my girl Amagi a skin (not an oath skin like I wanted but it's still a nice swimsuit skin). Honestly though I hear ya on Arknights (also I noticed  you haven't been getting on). I was getting back into it recently (hell I finally started progressing the story after months of not touching it) and now it feels like a chore again. Then again 90% of the mobile games I play are chores but for some reason I still play them (then again I have no choice in SINoALICE being a guild leader and all) even if I'm not really enjoying them anymore.
Fuck I've found myself watching weird shit as of late on Youtube since the normal stuff I watch is hardly interesting (outside of the news channels I watch, shit I haven't watched a gaming related YT video in months outside of trailers). Been really into Weird History as of late (learning a lot of shit I didn't know and the video's are quite entertaining) and top 10 video's (why I don't know, normally I stay away from them like they're the plague but for some reason they've piqued my interest. I might need help).

This is why you watch subs, no issue keeping to date and you don't have to worry about people spoiling shit (aka me) Honestly though you're not really missing much Fire Force wise. Been kinda slow progression story wise with some amazing fights but that's it (and some damn good humor).
Heh, you're where I am most of the year when it comes to shit like this. I lost a lot of my hype for anime this year with everything I wanted to watch getting pushed back until next year (exceptions being Fire Force, No Guns Life, SAO, and Fruits Basket (which my god are the feel getting intense, good lord)). Then again I go through a span of time every year where I just don't want to look at anime so I won't watch it for a few months. If it wasn't' for the fact that four shows this season are shows I wanted to watch I'd of probably gone cold turkey again until fall.
Bad time to choose not playing AL with it being the 2nd year Anniversary. Warspite's retrofit item is up for grabs again (unless you grabbed it before you stopped playing) and starting Thursday Bismarck's event is being rerun (fucking finally, I can get my hands on her. I have so many cubes saved up for this). Plus the bastards finally gave my girl Amagi a skin (not an oath skin like I wanted but it's still a nice swimsuit skin). Honestly though I hear ya on Arknights (also I noticed  you haven't been getting on). I was getting back into it recently (hell I finally started progressing the story after months of not touching it) and now it feels like a chore again. Then again 90% of the mobile games I play are chores but for some reason I still play them (then again I have no choice in SINoALICE being a guild leader and all) even if I'm not really enjoying them anymore.
Fuck I've found myself watching weird shit as of late on Youtube since the normal stuff I watch is hardly interesting (outside of the news channels I watch, shit I haven't watched a gaming related YT video in months outside of trailers). Been really into Weird History as of late (learning a lot of shit I didn't know and the video's are quite entertaining) and top 10 video's (why I don't know, normally I stay away from them like they're the plague but for some reason they've piqued my interest. I might need help).

Meh, I never really liked the campaign to MW2 so I didn't bother downloading it (plus lets get something more meaty Sony, the last few freebies were rather meh). I'll agree it's batshit crazy and there are a few standout moments but MW1's campaign was so much better for me. It's most likely because my favorite mission in any CoD campaign is All Ghillied Up. Such a wonderfully crafted mission (and fucking difficult as all hell on Veteran).